Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Vice President, Group Account Director

Saatchi & Saatchi$180K — $268K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in integrated marketing or digital scopes, with a strong focus on client leadership.
  • An MBA and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Proven passion for marketing and a history of delivering impactful work.
  • Extensive expertise across various media channels, including Mobile and Social.
  • Superior analytical, strategic thinking, and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to grow existing client relationships successfully.
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools for tasks like ideation and research is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Develop high-level strategic plans and utilize cross-functional teams effectively.
  • Establish and grow senior-level client relationships built on trust.
  • Create innovative, insight-driven integrated marketing programs across media.
  • Participate in company events and contribute to corporate citizenship activities.
  • Maintain an updated understanding of industry changes and client needs.
  • Deliver concise and insightful strategic presentations to clients.
  • Manage client financials, including forecasts and budgets, and oversee legal contracts.
  • Recruit and develop top talent, fostering a culture of team growth.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Disability insurance.
  • 401K plan with matching contributions.
  • Parental and family care leave.
  • Family forming assistance.
  • Tuition reimbursement for further education.
  • Flexible time off to ensure work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Overview

We're looking for an outstanding Senior VP/Group Account Director who'll lead the troops in driving this growth. It's no small task, but it's a fun and rewarding one. If you're up for it, read on.

Responsibilities

Day to day, your role will include:

You'll develop high-level strategic plans, effectively utilize cross functional teams, and influence senior clients through your deep knowledge of the web and ability to pinpoint the smartest, most powerful strategies to solve client problems. Day to day, your role includes:
  • Eloquently articulating our views on digital business philosophies, keeping clients up to date on industry context
  • Actively establishing and growing senior-level client relationships based on trust, and leveraging these relationships in the development of business growth
  • Developing cutting-edge, insight-driven integrated marketing programs, leveraging expertise across media
  • Demonstrating strong corporate citizenship through involvement in company events, learning forums, and other activities, serving as a member of the Digitas Boston Senior Leadership Team and Digitas Global Network
  • Maintaining a strong understanding of changes in the client's industry and how customer needs are adapting, and developing relevant case studies on client businesses
  • Deliver strategic client presentations and providing recommendations that are concise, insightful, and on point
  • Connecting to broader agency intellectual capital and bringing best practices to client engagements
  • Owning client financials - including forecasts, budgets, and investments - and facilitating all legal contracts
  • Developing team members through training and identifying areas for growth - you'll demonstrate openness to hiring non-traditional talent and build a team bench by actively recruiting a best-in-class workforce
  • Willingness to travel as needed - you're open to new places, new faces, and new ideas

Qualifications

We're looking for a talented Senior VP/Group Account Director with impressive work experience, including:

  • A demonstrated powerful passion for marketing and proven success in bringing the best work to life
  • Four years of college education, an MBA degree, and 15+ years of experience, including a strong, established history of interactive experience and client leadership in integrated marketing or a digital scope
  • A refined understanding of how marketing, creative, planning, media, technology, and analytics integrate
  • Superior analytical skills, strategic thinking, communication, and presentation skills
  • Extensive marketing knowledge across media, including Mobile and Social
  • An impressive, demonstrated ability to effectively grow existing client relationships
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL• E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.


Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.

Additional information

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $180,215.00 - USD $268,905.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. This role may also be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 1/1/2028.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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